I would ask the school board leaders to answer the same self reflective questions you pose for students in your final paragraph. Leaders must lead by example and if your audience can't honestly answer the "How" questions in your final paragraph how can they make decisions for those learners who will one day, make decisions about who rocks your audience members' rocking chairs. I would ask them when is the last time they assessed the ROI the board provides to the learning process. Are they conduits in bridging the gaps or speed bumps on the road to progress? Are they are part of the change they want to see in education or simply educational politicians banging the gavel? Do they make decisions and pass the policies w/out following up on implementation issues? Enjoy the session and I look forward to your follow up after the event.